CONTENTS

Introduction
The South Atlantic Bight
Methods
Octocoral Morphology

Glossary
Gorgonacean Bauplan

List of Species

published version (DeVictor & Morton, Zootaxa 2599)
see this for keys

Occurrence Table

Notes on the Species
Carijoa riisei
Scleranthelia rugosa
Telesto fruticulosa
Telesto nelleae
Telesto sanguinea
Bellonella rubistella
Pseudodrifa nigra
Nidalia occidentalis
Iciligorgia schrammi
Diodogorgia nodulifera
Titanideum frauenfeldii
Muricea pendula
Thesea nivea
Bebryce cinerea
Bebryce parastellata
Scleracis guadalupensis
Paramuricea
sp.
Leptogorgia hebes
Leptogorgia punicea
Leptogorgia cardinalis
Leptogorgia virgulata
Leptogorgia setacea
Leptogorgia euryale
Viminella barbadensis
Renilla reniformis
Sclerobelemnon theseus
Stylatula elegans
Virgularia presbytes

References Cited

Suggested Reading/Viewing

Acknowledgements

List of the 28 Species of Octocorallia Found in the South Atlantic Bight to 200 m (classification from Bayer, 1981)

Subclass Alcyonaria (=Octocorallia)

Order Alcyonacea (=Gorgonacea)

Suborder Stolonifera
Family Clavulariidae


Scleranthelia rugosa (Pourtalès, 1867

 

Carijoa riisei (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)

 

Telesto fruticulosa Dana, 1846

 

Telesto nelleae Bayer, 1961

 

Telesto sanguinea Deichmann, 1936
Suborder Alcyoniina

Family Alcyoniidae

  Bellonella rubistella (Deichmann, 1936)

Family Nephtheidae

  Pseudodrifa nigra (Pourtalès, 1868)

Family Nidaliidae

  Nidalia occidentalis Gray, 1835
Suborder Scleraxonia

Family Anthothelidae

  Diodogorgia nodulifera (Hargitt and Rogers, 1901)
  Iciligorgia schrammi Duchassaing, 1870
  Titanideum frauenfeldii (Kölliker, 1865)
Suborder Holaxonia

Family Plexauridae

  Bebryce cinerea Deichmann, 1936
  Bebryce parastellata Deichmann, 1936
  Muricea pendula Verrill, 1864
  Paramuricea sp.
  Scleracis guadalupensis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1860)
  Thesea nivea Deichmann 1936
Family Gorgoniidae
  Leptogorgia cardinalis (Bayer, 1961)
  Leptogorgia euryale (Bayer, 1952)
  Leptogorgia hebes (Verrill, 1869)
  Leptogorgia punicea (Milne Edwards & Haime 1857)
  Leptogorgia setacea (Pallas, 1776)
  Leptogorgia virgulata (Lamarck, 1815)
Family Ellisellidae
  Viminella barbadensis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)

 

Order Pennatulacea

Suborder Sessiliflorae
Family Renillidae
  Renilla reniformis (Pallas,1766)
Family Kophobelemnidae
  Sclerobelemnon theseus Bayer, 1959
 
Suborder Subselliflorae
Family Virgulariidae
  Stylatula elegans (Danielssen, 1860)
  Virgularia presbytes Bayer, 1955